After nine humiliating years of delays and controversy, this gleaming Berlin airport, which has never been used, may soon see its first flight.
major disaster of a project
The airport, which will be known by the international code BER, is intended to replace the two ageing, Cold War-era international airports in the German capital. The airport was planned in the 1990s, and construction started in 2006. The original plan was to open the airport in 2011 as an important symbol of German reunification, as it was to replace Berlin Tegel, which formerly serviced West Berlin, and Berlin Schoenefeld, the airport of the communist East Berlin.Source:AFPBut a series of severe problems derailed the project, turning it into a national joke – especially considering Germany’s reputation for design and efficiency.
The project hit another roadblock in 2014 when growth in traffic to the existing Berlin airports made it apparent the new airport would be running at capacity as soon as it opened – and there were no plans for future growth.
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